A first conversation
Riya and Álex are meeting for the first time. Read their conversation before opening the translation.
- Álex
- Hola. ¿Cómo te llamas?
- Riya
- Me llamo Riya. ¿Y tú?
- Álex
- Me llamo Álex. ¿De dónde eres?
- Riya
- Soy de India. Vivo en Pune. ¿Y tú?
- Álex
- Soy de España, pero vivo en Delhi.
- Riya
- ¿Puedes repetir tu nombre, por favor?
- Álex
- Claro. Me llamo Álex.
- Riya
- Gracias, Álex.
This conversation uses tú, the informal way to address one person.
Read the English translation
Álex: Hi. What's your name?
Riya: My name is Riya. And you?
Álex: My name is Álex. Where are you from?
Riya: I'm from India. I live in Pune. And you?
Álex: I'm from Spain, but I live in Delhi.
Riya: Can you repeat your name, please?
Álex: Sure. My name is Álex.
Riya: Thank you, Álex.
Keep these four phrases
Me llamo… gives your name.
Soy de… says where you are from.
Vivo en… says where you live. Your home now can be different from where you are from.
¿Puedes repetir, por favor? asks the other person to repeat. You can use it when you miss a word.
Try your reply
Choose an answer. Each question explains the useful language.
Three questions
Now make it yours.
You have practised names, origins and asking a question back. Try an introduction about yourself next.
Write your introductionRead all three answers
1. Me llamo Riya. This gives your name.
2. Where she is from. Soy de… expresses origin; vivo en… expresses where someone lives.
3. ¿Y tú, cómo te llamas? This asks for the other person's name.
A few sentences about you
Give your name, where you are from and where you live. Then ask the other person's name.
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See an example and self-check
Me llamo Riya. Soy de India. Vivo en Pune. ¿Y tú, cómo te llamas?
Use your own details. Check that your name follows me llamo, the place you come from follows soy de, and the place you live now follows vivo en. Some country names use an article; you can also say soy de la India.
Try saying the introduction aloud once with the example, then once without looking.
Keep practising
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